A thoughtful discussion of the ACP guidelines for screening of prostate cancer. An important reminder that when treating a patient (as in life) sometimes the answer should be "no".
The worst kind of guideline in prostate cancer screening: "First, when as a profession did we decide that we had an ethical obligation to offer interventions that cause more harm than good? When we offer an intervention that is on the whole detrimental, are we not sending our patients a mixed message? "
